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Join the world's most engaged community of educators committed to supporting & empowering the life-changing work of K-12 teachers and staff.

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Most principals aren't struggling because they lack commitment. They're struggling because the system keeps adding complexity without ever asking what gets displaced.

#K12 #EdLeadership

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ADA compliance doesn't pause for federal reorganizations.

If your district's documents aren't accessible, now is the time.

Join our K-12 ADA Accessibility Webinar.

https://t.co/kDC5iiD8iZ

#K12 #ADA

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Most districts are waiting for clarity from Washington on special ed oversight.

The ones building state agency relationships right now won't need to wait.

The center of gravity has shifted. The districts that see it early will be ready.

#K12 #SpecialEducation

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K-12 leaders: Peter Liljedahl's Building Thinking Classrooms Summer Refresh is still open.

Practical. Cohort-based. Built for where educators actually are right now.

https://t.co/HaLgeX974F

#K12 #ProfDev

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The communities that keep talking to each other — even when exhausted, even mid-crisis — are the ones that hold together.

That's what we keep seeing in the districts we work with. Trust is the most durable infrastructure a school has.

#K12 #RocketPD #Education

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Educators are navigating a summer that feels anything but restful.

Budget uncertainty. Policy shifts. Less clarity than last year.

Leaders building state relationships and new funding sources now are the ones who will be ready in September.

#K12 #EdLeadership

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Most edtech policies focus on limiting AI access.

The best ones focus on what outcomes-driven AI use actually looks like in a classroom.

There's a difference. And right now, most educators are getting the first without the second.

#K12 #AIinEducation

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Summer was supposed to be the exhale.

For K-12 leaders right now, it is not.

Special ed oversight moving to HHS. OCR shifting to DOJ. Funding cuts still on the table.

This is a summer that requires vigilance, not rest.

#K12 #EdLeadership

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The best instructional leaders we work with don't just manage their teams.

They build conditions where teachers can actually do their best work.

That's the difference between compliance and commitment.

#K12 #EdLeadership #Teachers #EducatorEffectiveness

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The debate isn't whether AI will change K-12. It will.

The debate is whether educators get to shape how it happens — or just adapt to what someone else decided.

We think that distinction matters.

#K12 #AIinEducation #EdLeadership

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Is your district ready for ADA digital document accessibility compliance?

Join us for a practical webinar with Kirk Wilson and Mustang Public Schools.

https://t.co/kDC5iiD8iZ

#K12 #DigitalAccessibility

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Peter Liljedahl's BTC Summer Refresh is open.

3 live sessions. Math or cross-curricular. Built to help educators launch a Thinking Classroom from Day 1.

https://t.co/Rm58206eUj?

#K12 #ProfDev

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Most teachers haven't received guidance on AI — but AI is already in their classrooms.

That's not a tech gap. That's a professional development gap.

And districts that treat it as one will be in a very different position two years from now.

#K12 #Teachers #ProfDev

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Most AI training for teachers is a one-time event.

Real adoption takes an ongoing system — one schools build for themselves, not what big tech ships in for two days.

Districts getting this right aren't waiting. They're building.

#K12 #AIinEducation #EdLeadership

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Google flew 70 teachers to its HQ to train them on AI — and coach them on handling skeptical colleagues.

That's not a product rollout. That's a change management program.

The barrier to AI in K-12 isn't the tech. It's the support gap.

#K12 #AIinEducation #EdTech

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Digital document accessibility is a compliance requirement — and a lot of districts aren't ready. Free webinar. Practical steps. https://t.co/lFT3GHuFd6

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Your team is making big decisions this fall. Build the thinking now. BTC Summer Refresher — live sessions, PDH credits, Peter Liljedahl's framework. https://t.co/Rm58206eUj?

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Summer is when good leaders think. Not about what went wrong. About what they're going to do differently.

#K12 #EdLeadership

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Most PD starts with the tool. The best PD starts with the thinking — and the tool finds its place.

#K12 #ProfDev #Education

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Districts are making edtech and AI decisions this summer. Most don't have a clear definition of what "working" looks like. That's the problem to fix first.

#K12 #EdTech